Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4.94 ounces readymade marzipan (chopped into small cubes )
  • 1½ cups+1tbsp plain/all-purpose flour
  • 1⅔ cups almond flour/ground almonds
  • 2½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 5½ tablespoons sugar
  • ⅕ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • Zest of 3 lemons
  • ⅓ cup+2tsp vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup+2tsp milk
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Instruction

  • Preheat the oven to 400 F/200 C/190 fan/gas mark 6. Lightly grease a 12-hole muffin pan or line with paper cases and set aside.
  • Combine the flour, ground almonds, baking powder, salt and lemon zest and stir thoroughly using a whisk.
  • Chop the marzipan into small cubes (a bit bigger than chocolate chips), add to the flour mixture and stir. If the marzipan starts to clump together gently separate the pieces using your fingertips. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, oil, milk, sugar and lemon extract until thoroughly combined. Pour in the flour mixture and stir only until the dry ingredients are no longer visible.
  • Spoon equal amounts of the batter into the muffin cases and bake in the centre of the oven for 23 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes then transfer the muffins to a cooling rack.